chapter 10

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For Lance thran life is like a living dead,  after he lost his wife and child. He didn't recognize the colors of life. He can't move even a inch, he lost his courage to wake up every morning, he lost his courage to work knowing he doesn't had any good reason for it. Thran is like a plant that planted in the middle of the desert slowly losing himself.

His mother who is on her worry to his son with big regrets on her heart was always calling and visiting the person. Just like this early in the morning she decided to see her son. It is four days ago after her son meet the person he hope to see, but the man is already had a someone in his side. She was hurting upon knowing it, although she is one of the reason why the two is parted with each other. She is worry when Ace gulf leave that time because she knows the man is with a child. She saw gulf being a responsible partner but that time she matter the most is their pride and fame. This time she saw her son situation because of what happened in the past she only said to herself.

'If only the that past is now I will put my life to protect their love, so my belove son not suffer this kind of heart aches. If only that time is now I never lost such understanding, loving and kind son in law. ' she said on herself.

When the time she is in the door of the house she feel the loneliness. The darkness in the house is telling her how broken is her son is. This house supposedly full of laugher, and giggling of the little child. If only they never get in between their family,  and accept the  relationship, but it was to late to see the result of her wickedness. A tears of regrets is running on her eyes upon the old woman of Lim family remember how she broke this family. She continue to walk inside aiming to the room of her son.

"Lance,,,, son wake up....." She shake the man in the bed.

"What????? Can you be please leave me alone..... You people get what you want.... He leave me..... so go and celebrate it.... " the broken man answer her.

"Son..... I'm sorry for putting your relationship and family in this way. I know I'm one of the reason, but you can't stay like this forever. If you want to take them back stand and be strong.... " she try to convinced her son.

"Hahahaha...... Take them back.... How??? You never see that he had someone and he is happy with that man.... Your such a selfish mom..... After all this time. " thran answer.

The woman can't control the tears on her eyes upon hearing her son. She was so wrong from breaking the relationship of the person. She take her self out of the room holding her chest with tightness because of the pain she feel for her son.

After the visit of thran mother. The man is on his bed try to go to the bathroom he look at himself on the mirror. He see his broken self.

" my love..... I can't bare this pain, I'm not as strong as you are. Even how many times I broke your heart you still keep on fight.... But look at me now even just seeing you smiling in someone else arm,  here I'm swimming on the pool of sadness. How I wish that I'm strong like you. But my love I can't let you go easily." Thran said. The cry of broken person is echoing on the silent room.

The days come fast and it become a week. A week of sadness for thran. But he knows he can't stay like this, he need to find a way to his gulf life. Even he can't see any hope but he knows gulf give his understanding because after all he still the father of Alexis. Upon thinking the short possibility he get up on bed and clean himself and even the house. He want to be prepared of the coming of his family, if he make it better. After cleaning himself and home he call the man he trust.

"hello…. Did you follow them as what I ask you? " he ask directly to the man on the other line.

"yes sir.... The family is staying at one of the exclusive subdivision in the city. " he answer him.

But still his blood boiling upon hearing the word "family".

' I can't accept the fact they are family,,, no.... My gulf and my daughter is my family and I'm the only person their family not to other.' He said to him selve.

"Cut that family word for them, because I'm not with them. But before anything, did you see my wife and daughter? " lance thran ask.

"I will send you the photos I had for now boss. " the man answer.

"okay.... Include the whole details of the man with them... The person back ground place he work, company.... Just everything about that person... "Thran order the man.

"copy boss." After how many minutes after the call thran got a message from the person he send for the work.

He learned that the rival he had for his family is a successful business man in the field of entertainment and magazine industry... Not just entertainment but the person is having a long connection and big businesses such as shipping lines, hotel, and the newest is the realestate and construction firm... He knows himself that this business is specially build for the person, the only man he wanted now his Ace gulf.

He made a plan after learning the thing that the other man  who happened his rival. He want to build a new connection to the person he love. Thran make sure that Ace gulf never know the hidden agenda he had... He wanted the man to trust him and be comfortable again with him, and earning the trust of his only daughter. It was wrong of using his only child for his personal desire but he doesn't had any choice to be chosen.

Thran take a first step of his plan upon getting a contract the company and who is managing Ace gulf career in modeling. He make sure to offer the best offer that no one will decline on it. Money can buy anything that can make you happy and satisfied in life. This plan was take a two long years of contract, and it lead him to be close to Ace again in that period of time. He smile on his wicked plan... He can deal with the devil just to bring the man back on his life.

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In the other hand. Gulf first photoshoot is coming and the first day was this day. The couple mew and gulf with their only child  Alexis. Upon arriving on the location a hyper Alexis is start running and making everyone around being happy and hype also. She love answering questions and asking questions to new people around, the people love her directly because of her smart answering and questioning in her age of two. The happiness of the father is cut by the new comer.

"Hey dude whats up. Where is my favorite model?" the newcomer asked.

"He is in the dressing room. How was your hotel? Everything is okay.?" Mew ask back to the man in front of him.

"yup, did gulf and his ex talk again?" The man ask.

" No.....Type in this case I truly trust my wife, but that man I can't. I saw he still had a feeling for my gulf." The feeling of jealousy and possessive is on him.

"Dude, trust me gulf is never come back to him. I saw your wife's reaction when we met that person in the airport accidently ." Type is cheering him.

"yes I do believe that he won't. But I'm just afraid of all of my ''what if'' inside of my head." Mew said, but he never know that Ace gulf is listening on them,mew is surprised when heard on the person words.

"And what is that? Can I know so I can answer of all your '' what if's." Gulf said with his eyebrows up.

" Baby you heard of what we talk about." Mew ask the man.

"Yes, are you thinking twice of my love for you." gulf sit on the lap of his husband and wraps his arms around him not even bother the people around.

"No baby, just afraid that he will take you back. I trust you but to your ex I won't." He answer.

"Remember this whatever he does just to take me back, he will never win me back, because my love, my loyalty, my trust is all yours hoping you trust me too." gulf gives to the man a assurance that he doesn't leave him.

The simple assurance the man made for his husband it make the other man more happy on. He really trusted him,, love him but his mind is keep on thinking the possibility. He only hope gulf never leave him, and he will do everything just to keep person on his side.

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